Utah Code 53F-5-405. Evaluation — Reporting

53F-5-405. Evaluation — Reporting.

(1)	The state board shall annually evaluate a partnership that receives a grant under this part.

Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The evaluation described in Subsection (1) shall:

(a)

assess implementation of a partnership, including the extent to which members of a partnership:

(i)	share data to align and improve efforts focused on student success; and

(ii)	meet regularly and communicate authentically; and

(b)	assess the impact of a partnership on student outcomes using appropriate statistical evaluation methods.

(3)

Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, the state board shall:

(a)	prepare an annual written report of an evaluation conducted under this section; and

(b)	submit the report in accordance with Section 53E-1-201.

(4)	The state board may use up to 6% of money appropriated for the purposes described in this part to pay for administrative costs incurred in implementing the Partnerships for Student Success Grant Program, including costs to conduct the evaluation described in Subsection (1).

Amended by Chapter 274, 2020 General Session